2015 Indiana Recruitment

[IUgirl95]

1,735 women registered
1,025 received bids
146 women not matched in process
182 women released for grades
135 participated in preference round and did not receive bids
376 withdrew themselves from recruitment
Nearly 64% of women registered joined chapters
here are the numbers which is why I was confused, so if 136 women participated in Preference and didn't get bids where does the 146 come into play? I was trying to figure out how many girls actually just get Dropped by every chapter as these horror stories online say.

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by IUgirl95

1,735 women registered
1,025 received bids
146 women not matched in process
182 women released for grades
135 participated in preference round and did not receive bids
376 withdrew themselves from recruitment
Nearly 64% of women registered joined chapters
here are the numbers which is why I was confused, so if 136 women participated in Preference and didn't get bids where does the 146 come into play? I was trying to figure out how many girls actually just get Dropped by every chapter as these horror stories online say.

I'm also confused...it seems the two bolded descriptions are the same. I'm wondering what the "146 not matched in process" means, if it doesn't mean that they didn't bid match after pref. Does anyone know if this is really "released along the way?"

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by IUgirl95

1,735 women registered
1,025 received bids
146 women not matched in process
182 women released for grades
135 participated in preference round and did not receive bids
376 withdrew themselves from recruitment
Nearly 64% of women registered joined chapters
here are the numbers which is why I was confused, so if 136 women participated in Preference and didn't get bids where does the 146 come into play? I was trying to figure out how many girls actually just get Dropped by every chapter as these horror stories online say.

The 146 women who were not matched were women who sadly received no invitations at some point during the process. This can happen most often to women who rank based on "tiers" or reputation of chapters. They have a full first round and then my preference they have no chapters left. This is why when I give advice to IU PNMs, I encourage them to rank wisely. Do not rank the chapters who traditionally take the smallest pledge classes as all of your tops. Keep a chapter or two who traditionally take larger classes to better the odds.

The 376 who withdrew may have withdrawn at any time. Some choose not to come back early to continues the process even though they made grades. Some drop when they get invitations from chapters in which they are not interested. Some drop after pref and do not rank their pref chapters. Sadly, this is pretty common at IU.

The 135 who attend preference and do not get bids is where I get annoyed. With 22 chapters, if each chapter took 6 more girls all of those 135 would be placed. Six more women added to a pledge class of 38 would not kill anyone. Some chapters will take QAs, some refuse to do so. This is what gives IU such a bad rep recruitment wise. I can't feel sorry for the ones who drop, but these women I feel terribly for. I wish IU pr Panhellenic would fix this if nothing else.

I hope this helps.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by IUgirl95

1,735 women registered
1,025 received bids
146 women not matched in process
182 women released for grades
135 participated in preference round and did not receive bids
376 withdrew themselves from recruitment
Nearly 64% of women registered joined chapters
here are the numbers which is why I was confused, so if 136 women participated in Preference and didn't get bids where does the 146 come into play? I was trying to figure out how many girls actually just get Dropped by every chapter as these horror stories online say.

The 146 women who were not matched were women who sadly received no invitations at some point during the process. This can happen most often to women who rank based on "tiers" or reputation of chapters. They have a full first round and then my preference they have no chapters left. This is why when I give advice to IU PNMs, I encourage them to rank wisely. Do not rank the chapters who traditionally take the smallest pledge classes as all of your tops. Keep a chapter or two who traditionally take larger classes to better the odds.

The 376 who withdrew may have withdrawn at any time. Some choose not to come back early to continues the process even though they made grades. Some drop when they get invitations from chapters in which they are not interested. Some drop after pref and do not rank their pref chapters. Sadly, this is pretty common at IU.

The 135 who attend preference and do not get bids is where I get annoyed. With 22 chapters, if each chapter took 6 more girls all of those 135 would be placed. Six more women added to a pledge class of 38 would not kill anyone. Some chapters will take QAs, some refuse to do so. This is what gives IU such a bad rep recruitment wise. I can't feel sorry for the ones who drop, but these women I feel terribly for. I wish IU pr Panhellenic would fix this if nothing else.

I hope this helps.

[tlynn]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

[B] Do not rank the chapters who traditionally take the smallest pledge classes as all of your tops. Keep a chapter or two who traditionally take larger classes to better the odds.

IndianaSigKap- Any suggestions on figuring out who are the chapters that traditionally take smaller pledge classes or even how many they have taken the past few years? How does a PNM find that out? It's not published by Panhel and the pledge classes can swing wildly depending on how many women a chapter graduated(or didn't come back) the year before. I know of one that traditionally takes a small pledge class and another that traditionally takes a larger one. Other than that, it seems like they are all in the about the 45-55 range. I think it would be really helpful for the PNMs if this information was made known to them during recruitment.

Also, I wanted to comment on the DPhiE comment about them taking a large pledge class because they are new. (edit: this convo was from another thread on this site. I forgot about that when I posted this, but still feel it's relevant so I'll keep it.) Don't count on that. They colonized with 150 members and took a 20 member Fall pledge class. (My daughter has a friend who's a DPhiE) I don't speak for them but I expect them to take a pledge class around the average for IU. There is this perception by some at IU that everyone can get into the unhoused chapters because they don't adhere to "bed quota" and will therefore take anybody, but they are good, proud chapters and competitive to get into as well and don't take "everybody."

Good luck to all the PNMs going through recruitment and try not to take cuts personally. My daughter is a PNM this year as a Sophomore. She was one of the 317 young women, who didn't get a bid after participating in preference round last year. I knew of IU's recruitment reputation, but I have to say I didn't expect even for a minute that she would not receive a bid from one. She took it really hard, seriously considered transferring, but ultimately is back at IU and trying once more. I'm nervous for her, but proud of her for trying again, because it's hard to put yourself back out there for fear of rejection again. Last year was such a mess because of the snow/polar vortex and only having 3 parties because of it. My fingers are crossed that she has a more positive experience this year. If anyone has any suggestions I can pass along to her, please DM me and I will pass them along to her. Thanks!

[stbemtpynest]

Originally Posted by tlynn

Any suggestions on figuring out who are the chapters that traditionally take smaller pledge classes or even how many they have taken the past few years? How does a PNM find that out? It's not published by Panhel and the pledge classes can swing wildly depending on how many women a chapter graduated(or didn't come back) the year before. I know of one that traditionally takes a small pledge class and another that traditionally takes a larger one. Other than that, it seems like they are all in the about the 45-55 range. I think it would be really helpful for the PNMs if this information was made known to them during recruitment.

It's a bit tedious, but most of the IU chapters post a list of their pledge class members somewhere on their websites. You can find a list of all 22 chapter websites at http://www.iubpha.com/22-chapter-profiles and poke around on each site to find a list of members by pledge class. There are also old threads on GreekChat.com from post-recruitement last year that listed the pledge class sizes. I followed the IU threads closely last year while my daughter was going through the "snowmageddon" recruitment, and I'm watching them again this year now that she is on the other side of recruitment. I wish your daughter a positive recruitment!

[IUgirl95]

Originally Posted by tlynn

IndianaSigKap- Any suggestions on figuring out who are the chapters that traditionally take smaller pledge classes or even how many they have taken the past few years? How does a PNM find that out? It's not published by Panhel and the pledge classes can swing wildly depending on how many women a chapter graduated(or didn't come back) the year before. I know of one that traditionally takes a small pledge class and another that traditionally takes a larger one. Other than that, it seems like they are all in the about the 45-55 range. I think it would be really helpful for the PNMs if this information was made known to them during recruitment.

Also, I wanted to comment on the DPhiE comment about them taking a large pledge class because they are new. (edit: this convo was from another thread on this site. I forgot about that when I posted this, but still feel it's relevant so I'll keep it.) Don't count on that. They colonized with 150 members and took a 20 member Fall pledge class. (My daughter has a friend who's a DPhiE) I don't speak for them but I expect them to take a pledge class around the average for IU. There is this perception by some at IU that everyone can get into the unhoused chapters because they don't adhere to "bed quota" and will therefore take anybody, but they are good, proud chapters and competitive to get into as well and don't take "everybody."

Good luck to all the PNMs going through recruitment and try not to take cuts personally. My daughter is a PNM this year as a Sophomore. She was one of the 317 young women, who didn't get a bid after participating in preference round last year. I knew of IU's recruitment reputation, but I have to say I didn't expect even for a minute that she would not receive a bid from one. She took it really hard, seriously considered transferring, but ultimately is back at IU and trying once more. I'm nervous for her, but proud of her for trying again, because it's hard to put yourself back out there for fear of rejection again. Last year was such a mess because of the snow/polar vortex and only having 3 parties because of it. My fingers are crossed that she has a more positive experience this year. If anyone has any suggestions I can pass along to her, please DM me and I will pass them along to her. Thanks!

I'm sorry if it sounded like I was insulting DPhiE or Unhoused chapters by insinuating that they don't have standards or anything. I just meant that since we don't have much to go on they might take a larger PC. Anyways we go back tommorow, which I am excited for because I get to meet so many new people! I'll let you guys know how IU's recruitment goes for me and my friends.

[tlynn]

Originally Posted by IUgirl95

I'm sorry if it sounded like I was insulting DPhiE or Unhoused chapters by insinuating that they don't have standards or anything. I just meant that since we don't have much to go on they might take a larger PC. Anyways we go back tommorow, which I am excited for because I get to meet so many new people! I'll let you guys know how IU's recruitment goes for me and my friends.

I also apologize if I sounded like I was attacking your or your post - I was only trying to clear up some misperceptions, but it's easy for the wrong impression to be perceived when writing a post. Good luck with recruitment!

Also, thank you to those who have helped with numbers, advice and support for me to give to my daughter. She wants this so bad and I truly believe she will make a great sister, if given the opportunity. Wish IU's recruitment was not this way, but it is what it is. Best wishes to everyone participating this week. Stay warm, it's going to be brutal, but at least no snowpocalypse like last year.